Re: The "user-developer gap" myth

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Eric Shepherd writes ...
> 
> in article 395CC799.3BE2A295@swbell.net, Rubywand at rubywand@swbell.net
> wrote on 6/30/00 9:15 AM:
> 
> > More "doesn't" than "can't". Programming isn't all that hard.
> 
> Programming isn't hard.  Programming well is, though.  It takes practice
> to create software that's really easy and convenient to use -- especially
> by people other than the programmer (who has an inherent and innate
> knowledge of how the program works, so it doesn't have to be easy to
> understand :).
> 
 ....

     Agree. It takes a while to develop the discipline and technique which
makes it possible to produce large programs which work well.

     A pretty good start is to get Program Writer and take some game you like
which is in Applesoft BASIC and experiment with making improvements. Mainly,
you won't get far in programming unless you are interested in what you are
doing.

     Even earlier, the best foundation for programming is the development of
grammar skills.



Rubywand